A 66-year-old Columbus man is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after he allegedly drove to Dayton to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl, only to find an undercover detective waiting for him instead. Joey W. Woyan is accused of bringing a camera, wet wipes and a towel with him to the meeting, according to court records.
Woyan is facing 12 counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, one count of importuning and two counts of possession of criminal tools, as reported by the Dayton Daily News. His case is being handled in Vandalia Municipal Court, whose jurisdiction covers 83.5 square miles of northern Montgomery County — including Vandalia, Englewood, Clayton and Union, along with Butler and Harrison townships — according to the Vandalia Municipal Court.
According to the affidavit in the case, Woyan reportedly began communicating with the undercover detective through a chat website. Per the affidavit, he sent multiple nude images of himself, along with images of nude females and nude males. The affidavit also states that Woyan asked to meet the detective in person after learning how close the detective supposedly lived to him.
Bond Set at $25,000, Home Detention Possible
Woyan's bond was set at $25,000 on September 8, 2026. If he posts bond, he will be placed on electronic home detention, the Dayton Daily News reported. His next hearing is scheduled for Monday, September 14, 2026.
The importuning charge alone carries steep consequences under Ohio law. Under Ohio Revised Code Section 2907.07, soliciting a person believed to be between 13 and 15 years old for sexual conduct — even when that person is actually an undercover officer — is classified as a fifth-degree felony on a first offense. A mandatory prison term can apply when the offender is at least 10 years older and arranged to meet that person for sexual activity, per the Ohio Revised Code.
Dozens of Counts Carry Their Own Penalties
The dissemination charges Woyan faces can carry different penalties depending on the material or prior offenses.
The possession of criminal tools counts are among the charges Woyan faces. The camera, wet wipes and towel are items he is accused of bringing to the meeting.
Part of a Broader Regional Pattern
Woyan's arrest fits into an ongoing enforcement push across the Dayton and Montgomery County area targeting online child enticement, as Hoodline . Investigators in the region have used undercover digital decoys posing as minors in online-child-enticement operations.
The Miami Valley Human Trafficking Task Force has been involved in multiple investigations and operations targeting online child enticement and sex buyers. Statewide initiatives such as Operation Next Door netted 135 arrests across Ohio in late 2025, according to the Ohio Attorney General's Office.
The scale of the problem extends well beyond Dayton. Nationwide, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received 21.3 million total exploitation reports in 2025, while CyberTipline online-enticement reports rose 158 percent.
Discussion of Possible Further Restrictions
The article also discusses possible restrictions related to people convicted of these offenses.
Woyan's case follows a string of similar arrests reported across the region in recent weeks, including 63-year-old former Stebbins High School accounting teacher John Stalcup, who was arrested on August 6 and charged with disseminating matter harmful to a juvenile. It remains unclear whether Woyan's case stems from a standalone investigation by local Dayton or Vandalia detectives or a broader task force sweep, and whether a grand jury indictment will consolidate or modify the counts currently pending against him.
